News &amp; Features - April 2010

Namaqua Elementary School teacher Bonnie Rowland works with a group of her first graders on a reading exercise during a literacy lesson Thursday at the school. Front from left are Kaidan St. Louis, Nessie Garrey, Michael Cheuvront, Autumn Zhou, Ryan Sederholm, Abbie McCrimmon and Kalani Hayden.

Namaqua Elementary School first grade teacher Bonnie Rowland sings and dances along with her students as they recite a poem together during a literacy lesson Thursday.

Ferguson High School student Zach Williams, front, shares a laugh with his teacher, Chad Parker, during British Literature class Wednesday at the school.

Ferguson High School student Zach Williams, right, draws a character from the heroic epic poem, "Beowolf," while classmate Brittany Schaeffer looks on during British Literature class Wednesday.

Ferguson High School student Zach Williams reads the epic poem "Beowolf" during Chad Parker's British Literature class on Wednesday morning at the school. At rear from left are Parker, Justin Crawford, Zach Furr and Brittany Schaeffer.

Tyler Benke, 15, reaches for a piece of trash at Jayhawker Ponds while volunteering for the annual spring cleanup with other Thompson Valley High School students on Saturday morning.

Kristen Adlhock, 18, right, holds onto a tree branch at Jayhawker Ponds as she hands a piece of trash to Mariah Barnes, 17, while volunteering with others during the annual spring cleanup.

Tyler Benke, 15, picks up trash along the water's edge at Jayhawker Ponds on Saturday morning while volunteering with other students from Thompson Valley High School for the spring cleanup.

Hayden Barthlama, 12, left, works the controls of a two truck while he and his father, Sheldon Barthlama hoist up a discarded tire and other debris from along the feeder canal between Dry Creek and Lake Loveland during Saturday's spring cleanup.

Hayden Barthlama, 12, left, works the tow truck controls while hoisting up a large tire and other debris with his father, Sheldon Barthlama, right, and Eddie Householder while volunteering to remove trash along the feeder canal between Dry Creek and Lake Loveland during Saturday's spring cleanup.

Tyler Benke, 15, reaches for a piece of trash at Jayhawker Ponds while volunteering for the annual spring cleanup with with Tylynn Zeigler, 17, left, and other Thompson Valley High School students on Saturday morning.

Tyler Benke, 15, picks up trash along the water's edge at Jayhawker Ponds on Saturday morning while volunteering with other students from Thompson Valley High School for the spring cleanup.

Eileen Van Baren, left, works on technique with instructors Paula Grzenia and Michelle White during an American Kenpo karate class Thursday at International Black Belt Academy, 304 E. 5th St. in downtown Loveland.

Eileen Van Baren, left, works on a drill with instructor Michelle White during an American Kenpo karate class Thursday at International Black Belt Academy, 304 E. 5th St. in downtown Loveland.

Eileen Van Baren, right, and classmate Andrea Young practice together during an American Kenpo karate class Thursday at International Black Belt Academy, 304 E. 5th St. in downtown Loveland.

Sen. Kevin Lundberg relays the tragic story of Berthoud's fallen solider, Justin Bauer, to the Senate, Friday, and requests part of State Highway 56 be dedicated in memorial.

Greg Bauer stares listlessly into the Senate Chamber, thinking of his recently deceased son, Justin Bauer, who died serving his country. Beside him, Kari Bauer, Justin Bauer's widow, grasps Sen. Kevin Lundberg in gratitude and sorrow as Lundberg has just passed a Resolution through the Senate designating part of State Highway 56 as a memorial to her late husband.

Kari Bauer, widow of deceased soldier Justin Bauer clasps hands with her husband's father, Greg Bauer, left, and father-in-law, Kent Campbell, right, in Senate Chambers, Friday. The family congregated in the Capitol to witness Sen. Kevin Lundberg memorialize a portion of State Highway 56 to their fallen loved one.

Sen Kevin Lundberg, greets family and friends of the late Justin Bauer, Friday, in Senate Chambers. Lundberg queried the Senate to approve a Resolution designating a segment of State Highway 56 be memorialized for the fallen soldier. From left to right, Jackie Murphy, aunt, Greg Bauer, father, Kair Bauer, wife, Kent Campbell, father-in-law, Trisha Campbell, mother-in-law, and friends April and Jeremy Beumer.

Jesse Thomas, left, Toni Shreffler and Amanda Thonen work together to plant a Redmond linden tree Friday at Barnes Park as part of the City of Loveland's recognition of Arbor Day. Employees from Loveland Walgreens stores volunteered to help plant five trees around the playground at the park.

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Kevin Studley ducks under the solar panels he helps to install, Wednesday, while Hill Slothower, left, and Mitch Whitten, right, team up with him.

Conrad Ball Middle School seventh grader Julian Von Holten, 13, left, reads a book aloud during the Reading is Fun event where middle school students lead a variety of activities to get preschoolers enthusiastic about reading. Clockwise from left are Julian, Lucas Wilson, 13, David Leach, 14, Madison West, 11, Sarah West, 4, Caroline Foster, 13, Sienna Hunsinger, 4, and Daniela Sanchez, 5.

Laura Alba, right, helps her daughter, Jocelyn Gutierrez, 5, as she make shapes and letters out of clay Tuesday at Conrad Ball Middle School during the Reading is Fun Family night event.